ABSTRACT Objective: To develop nursing diagnoses and care plans for older adults with pressure injuries based on risk factors, aiming at preventing their occurrence in hospitalized older adults. Method: Exploratory, descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative study conducted with 87 medical records at t...
ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the incidence, risk factors for delirium, and its association with death in the elderly hospitalized with fractures. Method: Prospective cohort, with a one-year follow-up of elderly people with clinical or radiological diagnosis of fracture, from an emergency and trauma ...
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention program in practices and behaviors of a health team to prevent falls in hos pitalized elderly people. Method: This was an action, mixed-methods, and longitudinal study that applied an intervention based on TeamSTEPPS®, and organized ...
RESUMO Objetivo: Correlacionar a capacidade funcional e a qualidade de vida de pessoas idosas internadas no serviço de emergência. Método: Trata-se de um estudo transversal e analÃtico, realizado com idosos internados no serviço de emergência de um hospital universitário no municÃpio de São Pa...
Abstract Objective: To analyze the association between adherence to antihypertensive treatment and frailty syndrome in hypertensive older adults. Method: A descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach with older adults. The data collection took place between November 2017 and March...
RESUMO Objetivo Verificar a correlação entre a independência funcional e o risco de quedas em um grupo de idosos institucionalizados. Método Estudo transversal, observacional, quantitativo, realizado em três Instituições de Longa Permanência para Idosos no MunicÃpio de Belém, de ambos os gÃ...
RESUMO Objetivo Identificar as representações sociais de profissionais de saúde que atendem idosos nas sete Unidades de Referência à Saúde do Idoso no municÃpio de São Paulo quanto à s necessidades em saúde, seu papel no cuidado e na promoção do envelhecimento ativo. Método Pesquisa quali...
RESUMO Objetivo Identificar o risco de quedas em idosos em um hospital da região do Trairi, no Rio Grande do Norte; descrever a relação entre risco de quedas e as caracterÃsticas sociodemográficas dos participantes. Método Estudo descritivo, transversal, quantitativo, realizado em um hospital r...
Abstract Objective: To identify HIV coping strategies among HIV-positive older adults. Method: An exploratory-descriptive study with a qualitative approach conducted with HIV-positive older adults in two HIV Specialized Care Services and using the Theory of Social Representations as a theoretical fra...
Abstract Objective: To evaluate the quality of life of older adults admitted to the Medical Clinic Unit of a public hospital in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, to correlate the quality of life with the functionality proposed by the Katz index, and to characterize the clinical and epidemiological profile of the...